architect
noun
ar·chi·tect
ˈär-kə-ˌtekt 
1
: a person who designs buildings and advises in their construction
2
: a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking
the architect of American foreign policy
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the architect of the economic plan that rebuilt Europe after World War II
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These are all features developed by the building’s original creators, the Miami firm of Steward-Skinner and Associates, prominent architects of the time also responsible for the design of the Miami Seaquarium and MIA’s first jet-age terminal.
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Opening to the public on October 25, the new Fondation Cartier Pour L’Art Contemporain in Paris, like its predecessor, has been designed by Jean Nouvel, the architect of such modern landmarks as the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris and the National Museum of Qatar in Doha.
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This allows architects to choose a sleek, modern facade that also generates usable power and comes with a long warranty.
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Ratti, a longtime figure in the smart-cities set, is an architect-engineer and a robotics start-up founder — his companies Makr Shakr and Scribit aim to develop robots that can do the work of bartenders and draftspeople, respectively.
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Opening to the public on October 25, the new Fondation Cartier Pour L’Art Contemporain in Paris, like its predecessor, has been designed by Jean Nouvel, the architect of such modern landmarks as the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris and the National Museum of Qatar in Doha.
—Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 6 Sep. 2025
This allows architects to choose a sleek, modern facade that also generates usable power and comes with a long warranty.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Ratti, a longtime figure in the smart-cities set, is an architect-engineer and a robotics start-up founder — his companies Makr Shakr and Scribit aim to develop robots that can do the work of bartenders and draftspeople, respectively.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Architect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/architect. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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architect
noun
ar·chi·tect
ˈär-kə-ˌtekt
: a person who designs buildings and advises in their construction
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